Have your say on new school places in Houghton Regis
Friday, 4 January 2019
We're inviting residents to have their say on a proposal to provide new school places in Houghton Regis, in response to current and future housing development on the HRN1 development.
Up to 7,000 homes are being provided on the development, which includes sites for additional primary schools to serve the area.
We're proposing to provide the necessary places through an expansion of Thornhill Primary School in a new building on land secured from the developer adjoining the existing school. The additional land and new build would provide 60 school places in each year group and be ready for the 2021/22 school year.
Admission arrangements for the new site would be finalised and published in time for the school admissions process for children who are due to start school in September 2021.
Executive Member for Families, Education and Children, Councillor Steve Dixon, said: "Central Bedfordshire Council works continuously with schools to review places and plan for the impact of demographic changes across each area and, as demonstrated by the council's Schools for the Future programme, to ensure that we have the right schools, in the right places, delivering the best education. This has shown that there is a need for more primary school places in Houghton Regis.
"This is a preliminary consultation, in order to develop the proposal and take into account all relevant considerations, so we'd urge you to have your say."
Have your say online until 5pm Friday 1 February.
There will also be two public meetings/ drop-ins at Thornhill Primary School on Wednesday 23 January 2019. Parents, carers, local residents and all other interested parties are welcome to drop in between either 8:45am until 9:45am or 6pm until 7pm to discuss the proposal and raise any queries.